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Today I had the pleasure of making it onto Rockstar Finance Directory. Rockstar Finance has worked hard on compiling tons of blogs all in one location. They also have done a great job with making a very unique way to filter multiple variables at a time to search for blogs that fit your specific need or…

I think our mindset plays a huge role in many aspects of our lives. Too often the biggest obstacle in the way of us creating the life we desire is the man in the mirror. Finances are very much behavioral more than anything else. This is why you can find a person that makes $50K a…

So, let’s take a few minutes to really talk about vehicles. It’s very troubling to me how much people spend on their vehicles. What’s even more troubling is all the reasons I hear why they have to get into so much debt for one and how they had to have that model. In today’s market,…

July was a great month for me. I did spend more than I wanted on eating out. Actually spent more this month on eating out than I have in a few months combined! Income This month I made $3,127 after my contributions to my 401K. Expenses July expenses total right at $1,984. Nothing too fancy…

June was a great month for me. I did spend more than I wanted. I actually spent some money on wants and not really on needs. I stocked up on supplements and some beauty supplies. One thing I’m ok with is spending more money on taking care of myself. Income This month I made $3,394…

May was a very hectic month for me as far as spending and my budget went. I had few more going away parties for work. So that increased my spending by a ton. Also, this month I bought a plane ticket for a trip in August. Decided to buy now as It was super cheap…

Today I looked back and did some self-reflection. I have found very simple basic steps to build wealth and find happiness. I’d like to discuss a topic that seemed to elude me for many years. The topic of finding simplistic ways to succeed. After tons of reading books, blogs and listening to podcasts it finally…

Well, as stated before I have cut some of my bills back. It has been about 4 months now of cutting back these bills. I’m definitely able to talk about my experience and my thoughts on this. Just as a quick refresher for everyone of what bills I decided to look into cutting back. Phone…

At the beginning of this year, I decided I wanted to cut back on my bills. So, January 2017 I had to take a hard look at my recurring bills and see what I could cut back if there was anything at all. My main goal was to cut things back without feeling like I…

Credit scores are they important? Some will tell you they are. Others will say they are not. But who is right? I think somewhere in between is the right answer. I’d like to clear up some myths about credit scores with everyone. My goal is to open people’s eyes to the importance of a good…